Books written by stephen king as richard bachman

Jul 10, 2017 with kings permission, nal began circulating thinner with a credit that read, stephen king writing as richard bachman. Richard bachman has 18 books on goodreads with 975556 ratings. He is the pseudonym fashioned by stephen king to circumvent the conventional wisdom of the 1970s and 1980s that claimed genre authors could release no more than one book per year. For those of you unfamiliar with the plot line, one hundred young men are selected for what is called the long walk. The long walk in particular was a great read, hard to put down and extremely thought provoking.

This is the companion book to desperation, and although its listed here as being written by stephen king, it was actually richard bachman. Bachman books by stephen king, first edition abebooks. Stephen king is a great writer when it comes to the horror, mystery and the fiction genres. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Master storyteller stephen king writing as richard bachman presents this gripping and remarkable new york times bestselling crime novel about a damaged young man who embarks on an illadvised kidnapping plota work as taut and riveting as anything he has ever written. Book has trace slant, 1 square of discoloration at heel and front panel. No future printings will be made of this novel at stephen s request due to the sensitive nature of the content. He is bestknown for such published works as carrie, the shining and misery all of which have been adapted into successful films. It is in this way that the regulators if read before or after desperation is a melodramatic and freaky story. Richard bachman was also referred to in stephen kings the dark tower series of books. Richard bachman 1977 1985 was an author of horror fiction, and the husband of claudia y inez bachman. Nov 06, 2014 here is the list of stephen kings books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links to the essays and other content we have posted for each book. Omnibus collection of four early bachman novels rage, the long walk, roadwork, the running man and the essay why i was bachman notes. Rage, the long walk, the running man, and roadwork.

Four early novels by richard bachman rage the long walk roadwork the running man by stephen king. In 1996, the collection was reissued with a new king essay, the importance of being bachman. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Here is the list of stephen king s books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links to the essays and other content we have posted for each book. This isnt too important, but the running man wasnt mentioned as a richard bachman book in the list. Ha ha, for those of you that know they are one and the same. King says bachman died in 1985 from pseudonym cancer. A list of stephen king s written works, organized oldest to newest by first publication. In fact as mentioned in the afterword of different seasons it was written before carrie and king offered the original draft of the novel to his doubleday publishers at the same time as salems lot. The bachman books by stephen king is a mystery, fiction and a horrific novel which plots the story of a young girl studying in high school and including three other stunning stories. A list of stephen king s bachman novels, organized oldest to newest. Of all of the stephen king books ive read under his pseudonym, richard bachman, this one is tops or perhaps rage.

The book was published by signet in september, 1977. Sadly to disappoint, but this was not my favourite, possibly because i had just read11,22,63 and thoroughly loved that book, that this one was a disappointment in comparison. The narrator is charles everett charlie decker, a senior at placerville high school in placerville. I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend, as this is their favourite stephen king book and i love stephen king books. I was busy placing my books in bookshelvestheir new homewhen i came across blaze, a novel written by stephen king under the pseudonym of richard bachman. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability.

The regulators and desperation have no true plot connection the characters names are reused in each book, yet flipped around to those of a different age and personality. Jul 23, 2018 the bachman books by stephen king is a mystery, fiction and a horrific novel which plots the story of a young girl studying in high school and including three other stunning stories. The book jacket for the bachman books, a collection authored by stephen king. The longlost and last of the books king wrote under the pen name of richard bachman, who died in 1985 of cancer of the pseudonym.

There will be no future printings of this book at stephen s request due to the sensitive nature of the material found. A list of stephen king s novels, organized alphabetically. Carrie 1974 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by ray garton richards followup salems lot 1975 historical essay richards thoughts guest essay by christopher golden the shining. I enjoy the change in style as it lends even more realism to his writing and makes the story even more intense. The last of the bachman novels, written in 1973 and published for the first time. Bachman died in 1985 cancer of the pseudonym, but this last gripping bachman novel. The bachman books is a collection of the first four novels written by stephen king under the pseudonym of richard bachman the book was relased by nal on 4 october 1985 contents. King was writing under the pen name bachman for a while, and eventually got discovered. The bachman books were a way for stephen king to write a different style under a psuedonym. Steve brown was working his shift at olssons bookstore in washington, d. In this collection i particularly like rage and the long walk. I guess rage is stephen king s scariest story the first book to use his richard bachman pseudonym in that it could actually happen. The novel is set in a dystopian united states during the year 2025, in which the nations economy is in ruins and world violence is rising.

Many of these have been adapted into movies or series for television. With kings permission, nal began circulating thinner with. It was collected in 1985 in the omnibus the bachman books. Blaze master storyteller stephen king writing as richard bachman presents this gripping and remarkable new york times bestselling crime novel about a damaged young man who embarks on an illadvised kidnapping plota work as taut and riveting as anything he has ever written. Carrie 1974 historical essay richard s thoughts guest essay by ray garton richard s followup salems lot 1975 historical essay richard s thoughts guest essay by christopher golden the shining. Dec 20, 2012 buy the bachman books by bachman, richard, king, stephen isbn. The bachman books, new american library nal, october, 1985.

The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. In the traditional style of his bachman writings, it is much more raw than most of his other writing. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. It is the story of charlie decker, the epitome of a troubled teenager. The king of horror published seven novels under the named richard bachman the first one came out in 1977 and he explains why on his website. Blaze is a novel by american writer stephen king, published under the pseudonym of richard bachman. Stephen king s dark half may have saved the best for last. In the fifth book, wolves of the calla, the sinister childrens book charlie the choo choo is revealed to be written. Jan 01, 2016 master storyteller stephen king writing as richard bachman presents this gripping and remarkable new york times bestselling crime novel about a damaged young man who embarks on an illadvised kidnapping plota work as taut and riveting as anything he has ever written. Rage stephen king richard bachman audiobook youtube. The writer of the bachman books is an american writer. Under the richard bachman pen name, king has managed to paint a bleak but realistic world unlike the supernatural landscape of salems lot and the stand. Once upon a time, a fellow named richard bachman wrote blaze on an olivetti typewriter, then turned the machine over to stephen king, who used it to write.

Now the secret is out and so, brought together in one volume, are. Rage by richard bachman abebooks shop for books, art. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. The bachman books by stephen king pdf download ebookscart. In the fifth book, wolves of the calla, the sinister childrens book charlie the choo choo is revealed to be written by claudia y inez bachman. Richard bachman s author portrait, as seen on the back cover of thinner. Rage is the first book stephen king wrote under his pseudonym richard bachman back in 1977 and which he let fall out of print after the book was associated with some high school shootings. I find this list interesting because you get to see just how consistent he is as an author. At the beginning of stephen king s career, the general view among publishers was that an author.

With king s permission, nal began circulating thinner with a credit that read, stephen king writing as richard bachman. Once upon a time, a fellow named richard bachman wrote blaze on an olivetti typewriter, then turned the machine over to stephen king, who used it to write carrie. Maybe that hurts the entertainment value, but it is really the irritating characters that degrade the storyline the most. Stephen king was born september 21, 1947 in portland, maine. The bachman books is a collection of the first four novels written by stephen king under the pseudonym of richard bachman. September 21, 1947 is the bestselling american author of 50 horror, suspsense, and science fictionfantasy novels. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

King announced on his website that he found it in an attic. The king of horror published seven novels under the named richard bachman the. I did that because back in the early days of my career there was a feeling in the publishing business that one book a year was all the public. For years, readers wrote asking if richard bachman was really worldbestselling stephen king writing under another name. The cover of the book says that blaze was written by richard bachman, and that it contains a forward by stephen king.

When i find a book i like, thats a good sign to me that ill like everything that the author has written in the past. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. The library, the author, news, future works, frequently asked questions, multimedia, illustrated. Stephen king richard bachman famous authors with secret. A very tight place uncollected elevation uncollected gwendys button box uncollected n uncollected entire list of stephen king books by publishing date. Rage tells the story of a school boy who decides to takes a gun to school and starts killing. But with the bachman books i feel like king has gone some way to finally reeling me in with what is undeniably a very enjoyable collection of dystopian fiction, which lies somewhere between george orwell and richard matheson.

A list of stephen kings bachman novels, organized alphabetically. He has also written nearly two hundred short stories and published a series of comics called the gunslinger born, based on his the dark tower series. The bachman books is a collection of short novels by stephen king published under the pseudonym richard bachman between 1977 and 1982. This is a great collection of early bachman stories written by stephen king. Contributor richard bachman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. King bachman uses the same character names in both books which makes for an exercise in memory if they are read close together. Written under the pseudonym richard bachman and pulled from the shelves by its author, the rage is a hard book. Richard bachman has 18 books on goodreads with 978099 ratings. The long walk is another of stephen kings novels written as richard bachman. Download audiobooks written by richard bachman to your device. Richard bachman is a pen name used by horror fiction author stephen king. A list of stephen king s bachman novels, organized alphabetically.

Jan 22, 2008 master storyteller stephen king writing as richard bachman presents this gripping and remarkable new york times bestselling crime novel about a damaged young man who embarks on an illadvised kidnapping plota work as taut and riveting as anything he has ever written. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Written works oldest to newest written works oldest to newest. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. A new edition of the bachman books, including a new introduction titled the importance of being bachman, was released 24 september 1996 in.

Stephen king books in chronological order stephen king. On the fourth day in my new home, unpacking was going smoothly. I picked this up for a second read after all of the reality tv shows popped up, and i still think its scary how close were actually getting to this scenario. The following year, they reissued the previous bachman titles in a. Entire list of stephen king books by publishing date. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction books.

Stephen king books list of books by author stephen king. The running man by stephen king writing as richard bachman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Richard bachman and stephen king is the author of this classic novel. The running man is a science fiction thriller novel by american writer stephen king, first published under the pseudonym richard bachman in 1982 as a paperback original. Laut nachwort des autors war dieser roman schon im jahr 1973 fertig. He has written many books, including nonfiction and over 200 short stories. It made the new york times best seller list upon its release in 1985. It was first published in 1977 and then was collected in 1985 in the hardcover omnibus the bachman books.

He pumps out at least 1 book year after year after year. Books by richard bachman author of thinner goodreads. Once upon a time, a fellow named richard bachman wrote blaze on an olivetti typewriter, then turned the machine over to. This book is about a young teenager named charlie decker. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. Richard bachman 1977 1985 was an author of horror fiction, and the. List of books by author richard bachman thriftbooks. All of the books in that stephen king wrote under the richard bachman pseuonym are superb. Order of stephen king books stephen king is an american author of horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy novels.